He was angry. Because even though he would tell them to practice precisely and sharply they would only do flowing training. It annoyed them when the Founder said that and scolded them, so they would call and say “Saito-san, tell him that something came up and call him (the Founder) home”. When O-Sensei was there they’d say “That annoying old man is here”. So the Founder’s feelings finally snapped and he stopped teaching there.

Enjoy!

Chris

Chris Li

09-03-2017, 10:00 AM

Now available in Italian (https://enriconeami.net/2017/09/02/budoka-no-kotae-conversazione-con-morihiro-saito-sensei-parte-3/), courtesy of Enrico Neami. The original English version is available on the Aikido Sangenkai blog (http://www.aikidosangenkai.org/blog/budoka-no-kotae-morihiro-saito-part-3/).